Habano wrapper · Medium
Gurkha 35th Anniversary: flavour profile and cigars like it
Gurkha 35th Anniversary is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Colorado Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth, cream, cedar, pepper and fruit.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Kristoff Tres Compadres and Horacio Pasión.
What does Gurkha 35th Anniversary taste like?
- earth and leather
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- pepper and spice
- fruit and floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Habano |
|---|---|
| Binder | Indonesian |
| Filler | Nicaraguan Criollo '98 from Estelí |
| Strength | Medium as published by atlanticcigar.com |
| Body | Medium-bodied |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | El Artista Cigars |
| Factory | Tabacalera El Artista |
| Sizes | Toro 6×54 · Pirámide 6.125×52 · Figurado 6.75×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- developingpalates.com, Toro, 6 x 54 (2024)In our words: The reviewer reported dry toasted cedar throughout, with earth, pepper, floral notes, and mustiness. Construction scored better than flavour.
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About Gurkha 35th Anniversary
The line. A 75-cigar collector humidor was announced in 2023. Ten-count boxes released at PCA 2024. gurkhacigars.com
The brand. Gurkha says Kaizad Hansotia revived the historic brand in 1989. Gurkha Cigar Group International publishes the current 35th Anniversary release. Manufacturing varies by line, including El Artista and ACC/Cacitrasa. gurkhacigars.com
Cigars like Gurkha 35th Anniversary
- Kristoff Tres CompadresClosest matchHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Horacio PasiónAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumMore cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich HabanoAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame Habano wrapper family, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Macanudo Inspirado OrangeAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumMore pepper and spice, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- Brun del Ré GoldOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumMore cream and nuts, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Gurkha 35th Anniversary as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.